Cigarette tip attachment



Feb. 20, 1951 s. E. ARNESON 2,542,612;

CIGARETTE TIP ATTACHMENT Filed June 22, 1946 STANLEY E. Anmason Patented Feb. 20, 1951 UN I'TED STATES PATENT F F l C E :CIGAREIITE TIPATTACHMENT 7 "Sta'Iil'ey'E. Arneson, AnnadalaN. Y. ,Appli'cationzlune 22, 1946,;seriaiN-o.578,617

.3 "Claims. 1

The invention relates to cigarette-holders and more particularly to a filtering elementand to the arrangement of the holes withinthe-clgarette holder with respect to the filtering element.

It is an object of the present invention .to;pro vide a cigarette holder with a filtering element whereby to prevent the passage of-crumbs of tobacco to the smokers mouth and moisture to the inner end of the cigarette.

It is another object of the invention=to provide a cigarette holder with a plurality of drawing holes instead of the usual one so that even with the use of a filter within the holder a better draft is had than with the :common holder having but the one hole. I

According to one form of the invention, a filter of less than one half the length of the holder is removably fitted into the same from the end thereof from which the cigarette is attached. The filter is made up in jelly roll fashion from a strip of appropriate gauze .material, preferably fireproof, such as of glass fabric, .rock wool or the like and abuts the portionof the .holder containing a plurality of holes. These holes are preferably five in number, including a central hole and four circumferentially spaced holes, each one of different radial distance from thelcentral hole. This arrangement of the holes permits-the smoke to be drawn fromthe different stratas of the rolled up filteringmaterial-and is suchtthat if the filtering element is turned slightly about its axis a fresh area will be located adjacent the respective'draw holes.

'In another form of the invention, the filtering element includes a light plastic cup surrounding the filter material. In the outer periphery of the cup, there are provided four grooves running parallel in much the same manner as multiple threads, arriving at four points respectively adjacent the four holes "circumferentially spaced about the central hole in the holder. Through these grooves which are of very small nature, a gooddraft can be maintained oven though the filtering element may cease topermit the flow of smoke therethrough. The grooves are-very. small and only a small portion of unfiltered smoke is taken through them. 'The smoke however, is relieved of tobacco crumbs at the entrance to the grooves. A tool, having prongs thereon insertable through'the outer end, assists in the removal of one of the filtering elements.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and'advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of e invention are more particularly set forth.

'2 In-the accompanyingdrawing forming amaterial part of this disclosure:

.Fig. lsis a perspective view of a:-holder with a .cigarette fitted inits outer-end, looking upon the .mouth end of the holder to show the several drawho-les.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a holder with-a cigarette attached.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view-ofa holder taken substantially on the line 33cf Fig. 2.

.Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the filter element,per.se. I

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the orientation of the sleeve grooves with respect to the draw holes in the holder.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view .of the inner member of the filter element.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a tool utilized for extracting the filtering element .from the holder.

Fig. 8 is a view in section'showing a form of ejector used in the holder,

Fig. 9 is a .section on the line '99 of Fig. '8.

Fig. 10 15a plan view of the ejector shown in Fig. 8.

The smokers article, according to the first form of the present invention shown in Figs. 1 to Z, includes a holder i2 having a plurality of draw holes at the mouth end thereof and containing a filtering element 23 insertable through thezopen cigarette end I5 of the holder. A cigarette I6 is fitted into the open end I5 of the'holder and inabutting relation-with the endof the filter 'ele ment23. .As shown inFigs. 1,.2 and3, the holder 12 at its outer end can be fiaredat I2 to facilitate the insertion of the cigarette.

As viewed more clearly in Figs. 4 and 6, the filtering element .23 includes a strip'material 2:: rolled up in jelly roll fashion.

The. mouth end of the holder-l 2 is, provided with a plurality of holes, including acentral draw hole 13' andfour circumferentially spaced draw holes I3". 'I-hese circumferentially spaced holes 13" aremade at diiferent radial distances from the centralhole l3, whereby the smoke is drawn off principally from different stratas or layers respectively of the rolled up material 26. .If, after using the filtering element for -some time,-it:is desired to slightly improve the draw through the element, the element may be rotated slightly to position different areas adjacent the holes. A very slight space 1-8 intervenes between :the ends of the :holes withinthemouthpieoe and the inner end of the filtering'element. .Thistosomelextent distributesthe smoke .to the di'iferentgdraw holes without detracting greatly from ithe :action, wherein the smoke passing through each hole is taken in greater amount from the filter area nearest to the hole end. If, by use of an extracting tool 19, the adjustment of the filter does not improve the operation of the holder, the filtering element can be replaced with anew one. The tool 19 has two prongs 2| adapted to be inserted into the open end 15 and into the filtering material. A turn of a handle 22 will rotate the filtering element or the filtering element will be extracted by a prying action upon the filtering element and drawing the tool outwardly.

The filtering element 23 further includes a thin plastic sleeve 24 having on its external surface multiple spiral grooves 25 adapted to end on the edges of the filter at locations circumferentially spaced from one another and ninety degrees apart. Within the sleeve 24, there is the rolled up filter 26.

The grooves 25 will terminate at the inner end of the filtering element adjacent the respective circumferentially spaced draw holes 13'', whereby the small amount of smoke coming through these draw holes will be received directly by the respective adjacent draw holes of the mouth portion. The relationship of the grooves 25 and the draw holes 13" is such that the inner end of each groove and its adjacent hole lie in a plane passing through the axis of the holder. Only a small amount of smoke however is drawn by way of these grooves but it is sufficient so that a good draft through the holder is assured at all times. The great majority of smoke is taken directly through the filtering material. The sleeve 24 is of such dimensions to permit it to fit tightly the interior wall of the holder 12. The tool [9 can be applied for removing the element 23 from the holder or adjusting the element angularly to place different areas of the filtering material 26 adjacent the respective draw holes 13'.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a filtering element for a cigarette holder having a plurality of draw holes. It will also be apparent by the use of such filtering elements that crumbs of tobacco are kept from entering the draw holes and the cigarette ends are prevented from being moistened by liquid from the mouth so that they will be firm and not soggy for easy removal.

The foregoing construction of holder may have incorporated therein an ejector as shown in Figs.

3 to and the holder 30, containing the grooved filter sleeve as at 3| and perforated as at 32 in its closed end 33, is slotted as at 34 to receive the neck 35 of an ejector having an external finger piece 36 and an inner tapered cigarette I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette holder having a mouth end and an open end for the insertion of a cigarette, said mouth end having a plurality of spaced holes therein to permit an unobstructed draft of the smoke therethrough, and a filtering element of less than half the length of the holder tightly fitted to the interior thereof and insertable through the open end of said holder, said holes being circumferentially spaced about the central axis of the holder, said filtering element having multiple grooves extending about the outer periphery thereof and ending at their inner ends respectively adjacent the circumferentially spaced draw holes, said grooves serving to assure a good draft through the holder but of such size as not to materially lessen the filtering action of the filtering element, and the inner end of each groove and its adjacent hole lying in a plane passing through the axis of the holder.

2. A cigarette holder having a mouth end and an open end for the insertion of a cigarette, said mouth end having a plurality of spaced holes therein to permit an unobstructed draft of the smoke therethrough and a filtering element of less than half the length of the holder tightly fitted to the interior thereof and insertable through the open end of said holder, said filtering element including a plastic sleeve, and filtering material disposed within the sleeve, said sleeve having multiple grooves extending in the outer face thereof and cooperating with the interior wall surface of the holder to direct small amounts of smoke externally of said filtering element respectively to points at the end of said filtering element adjacent the respective circumferentially spaced draw holes in the mouth of the holder whereby good drawing action through the holder is assured without depleting the filtering action of said filtering material.

3. A cigarette holder, comprising a member having a mouth end and an open end for insertion of a cigarette, said mouth end being formed with a plurality of spaced holes to permit a substantially unobstructed draft of smoke, and a filter inserted into the member behind the inserted end of the cigarette through which smoke from the cigarette normally passes before passing through the spaced holes, said filter being formed with grooves about the periphery thereof to assure a good draft through the holder and of a size as not to materially lessen the filtering action of said filter, said filter comprising filter material and a sleeve enclosing said filter material and in intimate contact with the interior of said member and formed on its outer periphery with said grooves which cooperate with the interior wall of the member to form passages.

STANLEY E. ARNESON.

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